Jumu'ah Abdullah, a 33-Yemeni woman, travels fifteen kilometers to check on her fifth pregnancy at the Mayfa’ah Maternity and Childhood Centre, funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

This Center is run under the supervision of HUMAN ACCESS within the “Reproductive Health Support Project”,  in Broom Mayfa’a district, Hadramawt Al-Sahel.

Enhancing health care at the Mayfa’a Maternity and Childhood Center

Mayfa’a Center enjoys a good reputation in the area, which pushed Jumu'ah, and other beneficiaries to visit it frequently to check on pregnancy and delivery and discuss high-end free health services offered in the Center, which spared many women the agony of traveling to the city of Mukalla.

 At one of Juma'ah's visits to the Mayfa’a Maternity and Childhood Center, the test results showed that her estimated due date is approaching, with only 5 days remaining. While the tests showed that Jumu'ah suffers from a disorder in a fluid pocket, which requires medical intervention (labor induction) or to be referred to the city of Mukalla. Jumu'ah accordingly became worried about the labor induction or surgical intervention, which she already experienced in her four previous births.

Rapid response

The medical team at  Mayfa’ah Maternity and Childhood Center had no choice but to make one last attempt which is to improve the amount of fluid and increase contractions. After three consecutive days of follow-up by the medical team and providing her with injections and fluids, Jumaah's condition improved.

She was able to give birth at the Center following her enhanced fluid condition and increased contractions. On the fifth day, she delivered her fifth child as predicted by the medical examinations, under the supervision of the medical staff of Mayfa’a Center for Motherhood and Childhood.

Thanks to HUMAN ACCESS and UNFPA, the donor and the implementing partner of the Reproductive Health Services Support Project. Thanks also to all the medical team at the Mayfa’a Maternity and Childhood Center,  which has become a unique health facility in terms of provision of excellent reproductive health services, as well as primary health care to IDPs and residents of the area.